Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 856-859 , November 2009

Hitch your wagon to a star-shaped incision? A closer look at electro-incision for benign gastroesophageal anastomotic strictures

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.04.019

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 856-859 , November 2009

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